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LOT 0095
Roman Garnet Gemstone with Portrait
LATE 5TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.22 grams, 14 mm).
Ellipsoid type with dished underside, incuse-facing portrait bust, from a Constantinople garnet workshop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0095
Roman Garnet Gemstone with Portrait
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Large Roman Green Mosaic Glass Fragment
Late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Large fragment of green glass with white swirls and petals, accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 193 grams, 15.5 cm (454 grams total including stand)
Bearing an old collection number '240' on the reverse. Dr Jutaro Kawabe, Nagoya, Japan, assembled during the 1960s-1980s. with Hoshigaoka Gallery until the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13093-248078.
The decoration is well documented in the Eastern Roman Empire, especially the Syro-Palestinian coast. The most frequently occurring colours in these glass mosaics are opaque red, but green and blue tints are not uncommon. -
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Roman Sidonian Mould Blown Glass Juglet
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
With a broad mouth, applied D-section handle and flattened foot, integral bands of vertical corrugation and S-scrolls to the equator. 22.9 grams, 83 mm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s. Private collection, New York, USA. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13363-255450.
There are several published mould-blown flasks decorated with a tendril scroll around the body, flanked by tongues and petals, a decoration that appears in at least three different variants. They have either one or two handles. -
Roman Tinned Bronze Cochlear Spoon
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Featuring a long, pointed handle and a round bowl. 6.91 grams, 13.5 cm
From the private collection of a South London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 1970s; thence by descent 2006. Accompanied by an old clipping from a colour sales catalogue.
